Resignation Letter, Page 2

To discharge these responsibilities, after upwards of three and
twenty years of service, I no longer feel fully competent. Were
I to attempt the task, the kindness of the Court towards me who
has served them for a considerable period to the best of his
ability, would I dare say, tolerate me for another five, or even
for another ten years. But the past history and the high
reputation of the school preclude me from thus trespassing upon
tolerance. One who is content to be tolerated is probably not
fit to be the Headmaster of any school, and certainly not of
that which bears the name of the City of London.

In the hope that the prosperity which has attended the schoool
for the last fifty years may continue without a break, and with
every expression of respect and gratitude to the Court for their
unvarying support and encouragement of the school, I beg to
place my resignation in their hands.